Drought — Frio, Texas

2024-12-01 to 2024-12-31 · Frio, Texas

Event narrative

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of below normal precipitation, and the drought was unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis Counties remained in Extreme (D3) Drought category. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Kerr, Real, Uvalde, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala Counties remained in Severe (D2) Drought category. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe River, the Frio River, and the Medina River. The Nueces, upper San Antonio, and Colorado Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.3 feet but was still 41.4 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.1 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.3 feet and was 43.1 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 28.3 feet below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kerr, Medina, Real, Uvalde, and Wilson had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, and Austin had stage 2.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1224284. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.